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HIDDEN LAKE COLORADO-2016: Aerial Footage Of A Large Body Of Water That Is Not

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Hidden Lake, Colorado, United States 2016
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About this clip

Aerial footage from 2016 captures a large body of water in Hidden Lake, Colorado, appearing gray and murky rather than the expected crystal clear blue. Shot on home movie equipment, this 5-second clip shows a sunny day with no boats or wildlife on the water, offering a natural, unfiltered glimpse of a hidden lake's true condition. The visual contrast between expectation and reality creates a striking, contemplative moment. Ideal for environmental storytelling, nature documentaries, or creative projects exploring water quality and landscape authenticity.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits environmental documentaries, agency mood reels, travel edits, and brand films needing aerial water texture from Hidden Lake, Colorado with gray-green lake surface and no visible activity.
Edit role
Use as a short cutaway, transition, or contemplative insert when an edit needs a neutral aerial beat over murky open water without boats, crowds, or shoreline distractions.
Visual details
The frames show only gray-green lake water seen from above, with fine ripples, soft sun glare, faint streaks of lighter surface texture, and no visible people, boats, wildlife, shore, or structures.

Tags

gray waterdirty wateraerial footagesunny dayno wildlife on the waterno boats on the wateraerialfootagelargebodywatercrystalclearbluenaturehidden lake colorado20164kbuyhome movie

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MOV
File size
40 MB
Location
Hidden Lake, Colorado, United States
Year filmed
2016
Published
Oct 2016

Still Frames From This Clip

3 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Overhead view of gray-green water at Hidden Lake, Colorado, with soft ripples and no visible people, boats, shoreline, or wildlife.
The opening frame establishes the clip as a close aerial study of murky lake surface texture. (0:00)
Aerial frame of Hidden Lake, Colorado showing muted gray water with thin ripple lines and a pale reflective patch, with no visible people or boats.
This moment gives editors a neutral water-texture insert with only subtle surface variation. (0:01)
Gray murky water surface seen from above.

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